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Like so many things Firearm law has become an arena for extremists.
Every view, President Clinton�s, HCI�s, the NRA�s, and more are all
exaggerated to the point that they will never be expectable by the other
concerned parties.

 We have lost the Ability to compromise

The will of the common man has been lost. In the endless fighting about
the details of policies that no one likes we have lost sight of the
original issues. The best way out of the current gridlock is to scrap
the argument and start again. This proposal is not about military
hardware. It is a simple way to clean up the issues surrounding ordinary
rifles, pistols, and shotguns. Too many times the law only affects those
who chose to follow it and empower those who defy it.

A solution must be simple, The present 4 layers of often contradictory
government regulation is intrinsically unfair. An American citizen
cannot exercise their right to bear arms. It changes as we cross every
town and city border.

I. The regulation of firearms must be taken out of the hands of the
States. The States do not constitutionally have intrinsic rights to fire
arm regulation. And It seems to me no matter what side of the issue you
stand on The current hodge-podge of laws serves no one�s best interest.
There is precedent for this action by the Supreme Court, both in the
flag decoration laws and the civil rights cases of the 50�s and 60�s.
When the State law is a violation of explicit federal rights it can be
stripped from the books.
II. A simple Idea: regulate guns in the same fashion as cars. Firearms
are intrinsically dangerous, like chainsaws or bulldozers; to function
correctly as designed they will be dangerous if used improperly.
Register each gun owner: Once.
A. A reasonable waiting period for the license. In the area of two
weeks. In our high-tech society this can easily be done and it will
allow a cooling period that many Brady law supporters desire. Each gun
owner only waits once.
B. A license can only be refused to someone who is legally incompetent,
a violent felon, someone with an outstanding bench warrant, Or someone
not in the country legally.
C.  Issue a federal ID card with both a picture and a magnetic strip
like a credit card. When that license holder wants to buy a gun the shop
owner runs the license card. This checks current legal info about the
user purchases go through immediately. (What is the point of a waiting
period for a second gun? If someone already has one why buy a second for
an impulse crime?) Guns will be in the hands of Legal owners and sleazy
side-door deals get just a little bit harder.
III. None of us trusts the federal government completely. They have
given us too many reasons not to. By placing al firearm law in a single
body we avoid contradiction. It also places the administration of this
law in the spotlight. Groups like the ACLU, the NRA, and guys like me
can and will sue the FBI as often as necessary to keep the body of law
what the common man really wants anyway.

Government by Lawsuit? Federal ID cards? Scrapping all state gun law?
Not the perfect solution, but better than what we have now: A fight that
no one can win.


Simple isn�t it? Obviously it needs a bit more formalized but it�s
solid, legal, Fair and keeps guns out of the wrong hands. Isn�t that
what we all want anyway?



Mike

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I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that
brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass
over me and through me. And when it is gone past me I will turn to see
fear's path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will
remain.
- Frank Herbert